What are skincare communities?

Communities for skincare enthusiasts focused on routines, product recommendations, and treatments for specific concerns. Reddit has large communities for ingredient science and routine advice, with dedicated forums for longer-form discussion and more specialized skin concerns.

Where do most skincare communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (50% of 14 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

93% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical skincare community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 783K members and the median is 19K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (71%). Others that show up often include live chat, member perks, and newsletter.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Skincare topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Skincare Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 14 skincare communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, skincare listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 14
Platforms: 5
Avg members: 783K
Median members: 19K

Where Skincare Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
7(50%)
Discord
3(21%)
Reddit
2(14%)
Facebook
1(7%)
Skool
1(7%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
10(71%)
Chat communities
3(21%)
Private membership
1(7%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (71%), but chat communities is also well represented (21%).

Independent Platforms leads (50% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(7%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
1(7%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
3(21%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
2(14%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
1(7%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(14%)

4 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (783K vs 19K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Skincare Differs From Other Categories

Skincare is more free-to-join than typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Skincare	Hive Index average
Free to join	93%	84%
Median members	19K	25K
Average members	783K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	7%	16%
Live chat	29%	41%
Discord share	21%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
71%
Live Chat
29%
Member Perks
21%
Newsletter
21%

Niche Features

Job Board
14%
Paid Community
7%

Forum appears on 71% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 37

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	7	50%	13	35%
Discord	3	21%	9	24%
Reddit	2	14%	3	8%
Facebook	1	7%	12	32%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Independent Platforms hosts 50% of listings and 35% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
28(76%)
Chat communities
9(24%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
28(76%)
Live Chat
9(24%)
Job Board
3(8%)
Member Perks
1(3%)
Newsletter
1(3%)
Paid Community
1(3%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
21(57%)
Large
7(19%)
Gigantic
3(8%)
Medium
2(5%)

Top-clicked listings

Skin Care Beauty Products
12(32%)
Skin Care Talk
9(24%)
Skin Advice
6(16%)

Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 2 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

3.0 average rating across 2 communities.

Rated examples

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Skincare. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.

FAQ

: Communities for skincare enthusiasts focused on routines, product recommendations, and treatments for specific concerns. Reddit has large communities for ingredient science and routine advice, with dedicated forums for longer-form discussion and more specialized skin concerns.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (50% of 14 listings).
: 93% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 783K members and the median is 19K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (71%). Others that show up often include live chat, member perks, and newsletter.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Skincare topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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